R277-471-1. Definitions

  A. "Board" means the Utah State Board of Education.

  B. "Certified plans examiner" means a professional who has current applicable commercial certification through the International Code Council (ICC).

  C. "Charter schools" means schools acknowledged as charter schools by charter school authorizers consistent with Sections 53G-5-305, 53G-5-306, and this rule or by the Board under Section 53G-5-304.

  D. "Charter school responsible person or local charter school board building officer or designee (CSBBO)" means the individual or authority designated by the charter school board who has direct administrative and operational control of charter school construction/renovation and has responsibility for the charter school's compliance with Utah law and the Resource Manual on behalf of the charter school board.

  E. "Certificate of inspection verification" means a form certifying that the entity responsible for providing inspection services has complied with the provisions of Sections 53E-3-706, 53E-3-708, 10-9a-305, 17-27a-305, 58-56, Section 15A, State Construction and Fire Code Act, as well as the provisions of R156-56 and this rule. The form is available on the USOE School Finance Section website.

  F. "Certificate of occupancy" means the document issued upon receipt of the final inspection from the inspector of record and the 'Certificate of Fire Clearance' issued by the Utah State Fire Marshal, verifying compliance with all minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare of occupants, which authorizes permanent usage or occupancy of any new building, occupiable structure or existing occupiable building or structure alteration (remodeling) or change of occupancy in an existing structure or building or space.

  G. "Division" means the Division of Finance with technical assistance from the Department of Technology Services.

  H. "General plan" means a document that a municipality adopts that sets forth general guidelines for proposed future development of the land within the municipality, consistent with Section 10-9a-103(13).

  I. "Inspector" means a professional who holds current applicable commercial certification through the International Code Council (ICC) and is currently licensed in the state of Utah in the applicable trades the inspector is performing inspections.

  J. "LEA" means local education agency, including local school boards/public school districts and charter schools.

  K. "New school building project" means the construction of a school that did not previously exist in an LEA.

  L. "Public school construction" means construction work on a new or existing public school building.

  M. "School Building Construction and Inspection Resource Manual, April 30, 2013, (Resource Manual)" means a manual which identifies the processes and procedures an LEA shall follow when constructing a new public school building, maintenance, or renovating existing buildings. The Resource Manual was developed by the USOE consistent with Section 53E-3-707, is available on the USOE School Finance website, and is hereby incorporated by reference consistent with Section 63G-3-201(7).

  N. "School District Building Official (SDBO)" means the individual or authority designated by the public school district who has direct administrative and operational control of school district construction/renovation and is responsible for the school district's compliance with Utah law and the Resource Manual.

  O. "Significant school remodel" means the upgrading, changing, alteration, refurbishment, modification, or complete substitution or replacement of an existing school in an LEA with a project cost equal to or in excess of $2,000,000.

  P. "Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

  Q. "Temporary certificate of occupancy" means the document issued upon receipt of the temporary final inspection report from the inspector of record and the 'Temporary Certificate of Fire Clearance' issued by the Utah State Fire Marshal, verifying minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare of occupants, which authorizes temporary usage or occupancy of any new building, occupiable structure or existing occupiable building or structure alteration (remodeling) or change of occupancy in an existing structure or building or space, valid for a specific time period.

  R. "USOE" means the Utah State Office of Education.